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Juan Enrique Aguirre is a Democrat running for candidate for U.S. House 3rd District.

/ Advocates outside of the Illinois State Capitol lobby for an energy omnibus bill that would subsidize the state's nuclear plants. The language in a comprehensive energy bill aimed at moving Illinois to a carbon-free future has undergone a multitude of revisions, yet the foundation of equity within the bill has remained mostly untouched throughout the process. Nearly 50 legislators identifying themselves as the “green caucus” expressed their motives in a letter to the governor – no climate, no equity, no deal – before the General Assembly its adjourned spring session at the end of M...

Governor J.B. Pritzker has proposed a massive energy bill, the Consumers and Climate First Act, that includes ...

Print this article The fate of at least two, and possibly three, unprofitable nuclear plants in Illinois are hanging in the balance after the state’s Democratic Legislature adjourned this week without an agreement on subsidizing the reactors to keep them alive. The Legislature is expected to return later this month to close the deal, as Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, legislators, environmental groups, and labor unions are motivated to preserve thousands of jobs associated with the plants and to maintain Illinois’ status as the largest producer of nuclear power, a central element of the s...

Nearly 50 legislators identifying as the Illinois Legislative Green Caucus signed a letter Wednesday asking leadership to make equity and utility accountability the foundation of an energy overhaul bill expected